Heparin, an antithrombogenic mucopolysaccharide, forms com plexes with lecithin and other surface-active compounds (SAC). The complexes are soluble in organic solvents. The heparin/SAC complexes have antithrombo genic activity similar to heparin. Heparinized materials, in which the heparin/SAC complexes were used, showed an excellent in vitro nonthrombo genicity. The heparinized materials do not influence in vitro cell growth and showed an excellent biocompatibility.
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